Drug and alcohol organisation backs rollout of pill tests

Despite the lack of support from Victorian leaders, the state's Drug and Alcohol Association has backed a further rollout.

"Of course governments are risk adverse and they think that they may be held responsible," said the Association's Sam Biondo.

"But really what we should be looking at is the number of people that have died because governments or promoters are scared to actually provide the means by which substances can be checked," Mr Biondo said.

He said deaths could be stopped and harm drastically reduced if there were more trials.

"The methodology and equipment is proven and the outcomes are also very very positive," Mr Biondo said.

"The value is you are not dealing with seriously ill individuals, on the verge of death. You're not wasting resources [in] policing and monitoring and health resources," he said.

Sydney police have expressed disappointment after 13 people were charged with supplying drugs at a music festival.

Thousands of people attended the Midnight Mafia Music Festival and more than 3,500 pills were seized on Saturday.

A 21-year-old woman was due to face court over the weekend at Parramatta for allegedly carrying nearly 550 pills.

Another woman in possession of 1,600 MDMA capsules and cocaine will face court later this month.

New South Wales Police say a third person was also charged and will appear in court in May.

Some interstate support

The organiser of a South Australian music festival has cautiously backed pill testing in principle because it would reduce discomfort for him.

"I'm a small time promotor; I don't have that much sway, but I think the industry as a whole needs to work with the government to make these events as safe as possible," said Andrew Leske from Diversity Entertainment.

Mr Leske organised the Hidden Music festival in Whyalla and although there were no drug problems reported at that festival, he said he could not stop people partaking in recreational drug use.

"It's hard for us because we want our patrons to have fun, and have a safe time," he said.

"We have done everything in our power to stop that [drug taking], but they still manage to get them in and take too many or whatever," Mr Leske said.

The Groovin the Moo organisers said if other jurisdictions wanted to host future pill testing trials, they would be open to having the conversation.